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In a separate statement, Norway said it was planning to use 3.5bn Norwegian kroner (€190m/US$315m) for purchases from the Ukrainian defence industry; and 600m kroner to buy drones and develop drone technology for Ukraine. Denmark said it was pledging €2bn Danish kroner (€169m/US$280m) in military aid to Ukraine. Sweden’s government announced a pledge of 1.2bn Swedish kronor (€68m/US$113m) for air defences. Estonia, a country of 1.3 million people, announced it would up its aid to Ukraine by 25% including buying 10,000 mortar shells for an additional €25m, on top of €100m already pledged from its defence industry. Latvia pledged it...